number systems

Describes how finger counting is used for communication of price and quantity in an East African market place.

Explores the origins of figures through the ages including numerology, superstitions, everyday measurements, sayings and quotations. Also covers numerical records, oddities and games.

Presents an overview of the history of math, in simple text with illustrations, from the earliest use of counting numbers to using numbers to solve problems.

Traces the development of the various number systems that have been used in the world, including the Arabic, Chinese, Egyptian, Gothic, Greek, Roman, and Sanskrit systems.

A simple introduction to numbers and the principles of multiplication.

Includes an assortment of activities and illustrations to help explain numbers.

Explains how every number is part of a family and functions differently.

A guide to numbers, suggesting ways of looking at individual numbers and their unique properties.

Presents an overview of the use of numbers, from ancient times to the present, including the development of number systems, counting methods, mathematics, and counting machines.

Explores the concept of using symbols for numbers: ones, tens, hundreds, etc.